OPPORTUNITIES
This is a listing of resources that are submitted by organizations and institutions from across the country offering grants, auditions, competitions and other opportunities for the creative community. If you missed our deadline (12th of the month preceding the issue) and would like to add your listing to these there is a minimal service fee.Email us for details.

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Artists:  Academic Artists Association, 18 Bobolink Lane, Enfield, CT 06082, (413)245-9036.  Seeks artwork for 59th National Exhibition, May 1-29.  Download entry form from website.    www.academicartistsassociation.com  Deadline: Mar 2.

Artists:  Albany Center Gallery, 39 Columbia St., Albany, NY 12207, (518)462-4775.  Seeking art proposal entries for 2010.  Call or visit website for more information.    www.Albanycentergalleries.org.  Deadline: Jan 31.

Artists:  American Watercolor Society, 47 Fifth Ave, NY, NY 10003.  Call for Entries 142nd Annual International Exhibition, Mar 31- April 26, 2009.  SASE TO American  Watercolor Society or download from website. www.americanwatercolorsociety.org  Slide or Digital entries postmarked no later than Nov 15.

Poets, Visual Artists:  Bright Hill Press, 193 Treadwell, NY 13846 (607) 829-5055.  Seeking Poets for 14th annual poetry book competition and visual artists for word & image gallery at Bright Hill Center’s.  For prospectus send SASE to P.O. 193 Treadwell, NY 13846, call or visit website.  wordthur@stny.rr.com  www.brighthillpress.org  Postmarked Deadline: Nov 30.

Performers:  Circle Theatre Players, Sand Lake Center for the Arts, 2880 NY Rte 43, Averill Park, NY (518)674-2007.  Holding auditions for Circle Theatre Players Jan 23-Feb 1,  production of Agatha Christie’s Go Back for Murder and May 8 -17,  production of musical Smoke on the Mountain.   For more information call or visit website.  sshel_2000@yahoo.com  www.slca-ctp.org  Auditions: Nov 10 &11 7pm.

Craftspeople:  Dutchess Community College Foundation  Seeking crafters for 37th Annual Holiday Craft Fair, Nov. 29 & Nov 30.  For more information call Diane Pollard (845) 431-8403 or visit website.    www.sunydutchess.edu/Alumni/documents/Application92008.pdf. 

Artists: All Media  Garnerville Arts & Industrial Ctr, Rockland County 845-947-7108.  Seeking entries for all media fine arts & crafts show, Dec 6-7.  Call, email or go online for application information.    gaga@garnervillearts.com.  www.garnervillearts.com.  Deadline: Nov 7.

Artists, Craftspeople:  Greene County Council On The Arts, 398 Main St., Catskill, NY 12414 (518)734-3104.  Seeking entries for MountainTop Galleries’s Nov 8- Jan 3, 2009 annual non-juried fine craft exhibition/sale, Windham, NY.  Call for more information.  gcaa@greenarts.org.  www.greenarts.org.  Hand deliver Nov 2 &3.

Artists:  Hudson Valley Gallery, PO Box 222, Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY 12520 (845) 534 5ART  Seeks submissions of 1” x 2” stretched canvas paintings for exhibit Dec 5-31.  Send Sase to gallery or download prospectus from website.    www.hudsonvalleygallery.com 

Artists, Musicians, Writers, Architects:  I-Park Artists’ Enclave, 428 Hopyard Rd.,  East Haddam, CT 06423, 860-873-2468    Accepting applications for the 2009 Residency Season.   For more information please call, email or visit website.   ipark2002@ureach.com.  www.i-park.org.  Deadline: Entry Postmark Jan 5; Composers Jan 17.

Writers:  James Jones Literary Society, James Jones First Novel Fellowship, c/o English Department, Wilkes University, 84 West South St., Wilkes-Barre, PA  18766.  Seeks first American novel in progress (unpublished) for the 16th Annual James Jones First Novel Fellowship.  SASE for guidelines go online.    www.wilkes.edu/humanities/jones.asp  Deadline: Mar 1.

Visual Artists:  Joyce Dutka Arts Foundation, Inc., P.O. Box 630053, Bronx, NY 10463 (718) 543-1568.  Seeks applicants for “The Lenore Segan Visual Arts Award”, June 7.  SASE or download entry form lsartsaward@gmail.com www.jdutka.com Deadline: Dec 1.

Artists, Artisans:  Lark Street Business Improvement Distric, 245 Lark St., Albany, NY (518)434-3861x3.  Seeking Artists & Artisans to exhibit at this year’s Winter WonderLark Dec 13th 12-5pm.  For applications call, email or visit website.  bid@larkstreet.org  www.larkstreet.org  Deadline: Dec 1.

Artists: Spring Membership application, entry postmark deadline, March 15, 2009 now available. Send SASE or download prospectus: National Association of Women Artists, Inc. 80 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1405 New York, NY 10011 212.675.1616 /office@nawanet.org / www.nawanet.org

Artists:  National Association of Women Artists, 80 Fifth Ave., Ste. 1405, New York, NY 10011.  Seeks entries for $10,000 Harris Award for Direct Carving.  For prospectus send SASE to NAWA or download from website.    www.nawanet.org.  Entry postmark deadline Nov 21.

Artists:  National Association of Women Artists, 80 Fifth Ave., Ste. 1405, New York, NY 10011, (212)-675-1616.  Seeks entries for National Juried Small Works Exhibition March 3 - April 3, 2009. Open to women 18+. Cash prizes and solo show awarded.  For prospectus send SASE to NAWA or download from website.  office@nawanet.org.  www.nawanet.org.  Entry postmark deadline: Jan 10.

Artists:  National Society of Painters in Casein & Acrylic, 969 Catasauqua Road, Whitehall, PA 18052  Seeks entries for 55th Annual Juried Exhibition, Feb 16- Feb 27.  for prospectus write: D. Wels, Corresponding Secretary, 1710 First Ave., 245, NY, NY 10128  doug602ku@aol.com    Deadline: Jan 15.

Women - Media:  Pen and Brush, Inc., 16 E. 10th St., NYC 10003 (212) 475-3669.  Seeking entries for “In Your Dreams: Reveries, Fantasies, and Impossible Wishes”  Download form from website.  info@penandbrush.com.  www.penandbrush.org.  Deadline: Feb 9.

Artists:  Riverspace Arts in Nyack,  Rockland County 845-348-1880.  Inviting artists to help support the arts in Rockland by creating small works for Dec. 11th 4” x6” Exhibition/Sale.  Call, email or go online for application information.    sharifischberg@hotmail.com.  www.riverspace.org/visual.php. 

Sculptors:  Socrates Sculpture Park, PO Box 6259, 32-01 Vernon Blvd., Long Island City, NY 11106 (718) 956-1819.  Seeking Applicants for 2009 various exhibition categories.  Visit website or call for guidelines.  info@socratessculpturepark.org.  www.socratessculpturepark.org.  Deadline: Jan 26.

Photographers:  SOHO Photo Gallery, 15 White St., New York, NY 10013, (516)485-6951.  Invites entries to the Krappy Kamera XI International Juried Competition.  Call or visit website for more information.  krappykamera@aol.com.  www.sohophoto.com.  Deadline: Dec 30.

Artists: The Studio of the Corning Museum of Glass, One Museum Way, Corning, NY 14830-2253 (607) 974-6467. Opportunities for 2010 Joint Artist-in-Residence Program with Kohler Arts Center.  Call or visit web site for prospectus. www.cmog.org. Deadline: Apr 1.

Artists:  Upstream Gallery, 26B Main St., Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522  (914) 674-8548.  Seeking entries for the15th Annual Small Works Competition, Jan 8-Feb 1, 2009.   Mail slides or photos, check and SASE. Call download application.   upstreamgallery@aol.com.  www.upstreamgallery.com.  Deadline: Dec 1.

Artists, All Media:  Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, 68 Elm Street, NJ 07901 (908) 273-9121 x 27.  Seeking entries for 23rd Annual Int’l Juried Show, Feb 13, 2009.  Open to all artists, all media. Juror: Adelina Vlas, Assistant Curator for Modern and Contemporary Art at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. SASE, or email mari@artcenternj.org  or download prospectus at www.artcenternj.org (see “Exhibitions, Juried Show”) . Slide and CD entries due Dec 1.

Artists:  Westchester Art Workshop, 196 Central Ave., White Plains, NY (914) 606-7500.  Seeking Artists for a competition of creative clay challenges November 22, 10am-2pm. Open to all. Prizes will be awarded and a pot-luck dinner. Free entry but pre-registration is required.  Call for more information  lisa.santallis@suntwcc.edu.    Deadline: Pre registration required.

Photographers:  Westchester Photographic Society, (914)837-2361. Seeking Photographers to compete in B&W and color slides, prints and digital at two levels of experience (B and Salon) on Friday, Nov 21, 8pm at WCC Valhalla Tech building (no charge).  Call or visit website for information. www.wpsphoto.org Deadline: Nov 14.

Artists, Craftspeople: White Plains Outdoor Arts Festival Committee, P.O. Box 273, White Plains, NY 10605 (914) 949-7909 or (914) 993-8271. Seeks entries for 46th Annual Juried Show, May 31 & Jun 1, 2008. SASE or call for application or information. www.whiteplainsoutdoorartsfestival.com

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